I update the list frequently, with new and old books. No, I didn't buy everything. Many are borrowed.
Other lists of books: Asia and Japanese | Anatomy related | Graphic design | Video game guides | Upcoming
Totally 3D movies
Pixar
Others (animation related)
Others (movie related)
Star Wars
Video Game Art
Non-movies
Sketchbooks/Scrapbooks/Journals
Individual artists (comic artists)
Individual artists (general)
Making of
Reference, educational or instructional
Anatomy and Figure Drawing Books for Artists
Cartoons/comics
Miscellaneous
Japanese and other Asian art books

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Comments
Thank you very much for all
Jean-Paul (not verified)
February 16, 2009,
1 year 3 weeks ago
Comment id: 9
Thank you very much for all the reviews, it's very interesting and help a lot !
Hi, Just thought I'd say
jon (not verified)
February 24, 2009,
1 year 2 weeks ago
Comment id: 19
Hi,
Just thought I'd say thanks for the fantastic book reviews. I'm a keen collector of art books and your video reviews are just great.
keep up the great work
Jon
Thanks a lot for the
Jared (not verified)
February 25, 2009,
1 year 2 weeks ago
Comment id: 20
Thanks a lot for the reviews!! I'm an illustrator/animator and an avid collector of "Art of..." books of all kinds. I have been looking for a website that gives decent reviews about the books, but mostly I've been looking for a site that provides pictures from inside the books so I can get a better idea of the content before I buy them for soooo long now!! I will be referencing this site every time I make a new purchase of one of these books and I will gladly use your links to Amazon to purchase the books so you will get credit for the referral. Again, thank you sooo much for doing this!!!
Hi. I'm trying to be a
Sun (not verified)
March 8, 2009,
1 year 3 days ago
Comment id: 29
Hi.
I'm trying to be a illustrator.
For long time I was finding website that review many interesting art books.
Now I found.Very useful.
Thank you for inspiration
Thank you for all of the
Rachel (not verified)
March 11, 2009,
1 year 14 hours ago
Comment id: 34
Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews! After reading your review of The Art of Bolt, I decided to buy it and I'm very glad I did, it's absolutely fantastic! So thank you for giving such an informational and in depth review :D
Hi! Amazing work! I've
Cethu (not verified)
March 12, 2009,
52 weeks 20 hours ago
Comment id: 35
Hi!
Amazing work! I've already bought few of those artbooks and it's all thanks to your reviews!So keep reviewing :D
I just found your blog and
Brandon (not verified)
March 18, 2009,
51 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 55
I just found your blog and your reviews of art books are awesome! I am also a collector of art and film books, and looking at your reviews and the photos and videos has been really helpful. Now I know a few more books I want to get! :) I will definitely keep visiting your blog and I hope you will keep posting reviews of art books!
Thanks for the reviews! They
Anonymous (not verified)
March 18, 2009,
51 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 56
Thanks for the reviews! They are really helpful!
hey man thanks for the
cidvicious831 (not verified)
April 3, 2009,
48 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 107
hey man thanks for the reviews. and the video of the books. like the art of vagabond. it really makes my decision of buying it much easier!
-Angel Tovar
Parka, thanks for the video
Justo (not verified)
April 13, 2009,
47 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 132
Parka,
thanks for the video reviews, they've really sold me on a few books. I was linked from your amazon review of Sparth's Structure.
Keep it up man! Also have you thought about the art of Metal Gear Solid books, I believe there are a few.
Thanks Justo, I'll be on a
Parka
April 13, 2009,
47 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 133
Thanks Justo, I'll be on a lookout for the Metal Gear Solid art books.
Came across your site and I'm
george (not verified)
April 15, 2009,
47 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 140
Came across your site and I'm very impressed with what you've done.
Keep up the good work. I always hoped that someone would do a site/blog on art books and do reviews. I'd thought of doing this a few years back but got side line with work. I'm happy to see someone did and I especially like the different selection of art books.
I've been a collector for several years and have many of the books on your site and I'm always looking for more, especially concept art for movies,games,and industrial designs.
Thanks so much. I love these
noelle (not verified)
April 18, 2009,
46 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 148
Thanks so much. I love these types of books and their are so many here i didnt know existed that i now want to get. Keep up the great work!
Hi, I just wanted to thank
jing (not verified)
April 29, 2009,
45 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 188
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for doing all these reviews, the videos and pictures you take are very helpful. Your reviews have lead me to purchase several artbooks and I'll be looking forward to your next reviews. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for this
Cristina (not verified)
May 4, 2009,
44 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 203
Thank you so much for this blog! I have become interested in art books just recently, and this helps alot into selecting the ones that I would be most interested in buying.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you! You sire has been
Greg (not verified)
May 7, 2009,
44 weeks 7 hours ago
Comment id: 209
Thank you! You sire has been so helpful when I am on the fence with whether or not to buy an art book. Cheers!
Great blog! I love it :)
Anonymous (not verified)
May 31, 2009,
40 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 256
Great blog! I love it :)
Hi, Thanks a lot, the reviews
Juan Salvador (not verified)
June 27, 2009,
36 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 362
Hi,
Thanks a lot, the reviews really are going to help me.
What about the Metal Gear Solid art books from Konami? I have two of them.
See you.
Thanks for the comments. I'll
Parka
June 27, 2009,
36 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 364
Thanks for the comments. I'll be on a lookout for the Metal Gear Solid art books. (Wait a minute, that's what I said in the previous comment as well.)
where is Transformers: The
steven (not verified)
June 28, 2009,
36 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 366
where is
Transformers: The Art of the Movies?
Steven - I've received reply
Parka
June 28, 2009,
36 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 367
Steven -
I've received reply from the publisher saying they are not publishing the book anymore.
Wow thats sucks. Do you where
steven (not verified)
June 29, 2009,
36 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 368
Wow thats sucks. Do you where can I get one?
Steven - They didn't publish
Parka
June 29, 2009,
36 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 369
Steven -
They didn't publish the book.
Hi Parka. I just want to say
M. (not verified)
July 4, 2009,
35 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 383
Hi Parka. I just want to say THANK YOU for putting this site together. You have NO idea how helpful this has been. I've been searching for weeks trying to find some kind of reliable opinion on books I've been looking for, and looking for some new books to flip through. I've ordered many of the books already (some are already on the way) and your taste in books is immaculate.
Anyway, I was hoping you might be able to have a look at some books with art by Hyung Tae Kim (HTK, as he is known.) More specifically,
Oxide
Oxide 2x
OXIDE2: Carta Numinous,
I've heard mixed reviews about iO: Art of the Wired, and Apple (an annual periodical)
I know I'm already pushing it here, but I've been desperately looking for art from Shadow of the Colossus or ICO, Prince of Persia, X-Men and games like Halo, God of War, and hopefullllyyyyy Dante's Inferno when it comes out (ajnfjkansfjnasjknfaomg omg omg).
Anyway, that's everything. You don't need to go buy the books and review them or anything, I'm just looking for an opinion about them I can trust. Thanks again. :)
M - Thanks for the support. I
Parka
July 4, 2009,
35 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 384
M -
Thanks for the support.
I do have a few books you mentioned: Oxide 2x, Apple Vol 2, The Art of Halo 3, X-Men Last Stand, Art of X2.
Apple annuals are manga anthology. Good for their art but not so for stories.
The rest I don't really know if there are actually art books for them.
Bahahaha I was just about to
M. (not verified)
July 4, 2009,
35 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 385
Bahahaha I was just about to post saying I found them.
I really did look before. I must have totally blacked out or something.
(I noticed the X-Men ones but they seem like they're just movie screen shots. It seems there aren't any X-men art books like what I'm looking for--illustrations like the ones in the Exodyssey and Spectrum books. Oh well :/ )
Thanks for the reply.
Hey Parka, I'm looking for
steven (not verified)
July 10, 2009,
34 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 402
Hey Parka,
I'm looking for illustrations of weapons, swords, vehicles. Do you know any video game, movie books that might show that? The art of Halo looks great.
Thanks,
Steven
steven - If you looking for
Parka
July 10, 2009,
34 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 405
steven - If you looking for traditional weapons, try The Crafting of Narnia or The Lord of the Rings Weapons and Warefare. The more sci-fi ones you can try The Art of Halo 3. I don't know of too many books that focus on weapons.
wow! really amazing list! It
yash gupta (not verified)
December 1, 2008,
1 year 14 weeks ago
Comment id: 458
wow! really amazing list! It would be so great if you could put the photos from the movies in their own sets.. But I can understand how much work it would be.
Thanks so much for your
Gis (not verified)
December 9, 2008,
1 year 13 weeks ago
Comment id: 459
Thanks so much for your reviews :D Helps me so much with my christmas shopping!!
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